Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	aaron_n	people_n	zion_n	13	3	8.3678	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93404	Moses his prayer. Or, An exposition of the nintieth Psalme. In which is set forth, the frailty and misery of mankind; most needfull for these times. Wherein [brace] 1. The sum and scope. 2. The doctrines. 3. The reasons. 4. The uses of most texts are observed. / By Samuel Smith, minister of the Gospel, author of Davids repentance and the Great assize, and yet living.	Smith, Samuel, 1588-1665.	1656 (1656)	Wing S4189A; Thomason E1624_1; ESTC R208959	212,879	567

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who_o desire_v to_o fear_v thy_o name_n and_o thus_o do_v the_o lament_a church_n plead_v their_o case_n with_o god_n 2.20_o lam._n 2.20_o behold_v lord_n and_o consider_v to_o who_o thou_o have_v do_v this_o q._n d._n o_o lord_n thou_o have_v not_o do_v this_o to_o the_o heathen_a people_n that_o have_v not_o know_v thou_o nor_o call_v not_o upon_o thy_o name_n but_o to_o thy_o own_o people_n that_o know_v and_o fear_v thy_o name_n upon_o this_o very_a ground_n 119.94_o ps_n 119.94_o david_n ground_n his_o request_n to_o god_n i_o be_o thou_o o_o save_v i_o and_o thus_o jacob_n when_o he_o desire_v to_o be_v deliver_v from_o his_o brother_n esau_n plead_v this_o covenant_n that_o god_n have_v make_v with_o he_o lord_n thou_o have_v say_v i_o will_v do_v thou_o good_a and_o often_o do_v david_n put_v the_o lord_n in_o mind_n of_o his_o promise_n quicken_v i_o o_o lord_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n and_o 119._o ps_n 119._o let_v thy_o merciful_a kindness_n be_v my_o comfort_n according_a to_o thy_o word_n whereas_o such_o as_o be_v not_o his_o servant_n neither_o be_v in_o covenant_n with_o god_n can_v look_v to_o speed_v in_o prayer_n but_o of_o they_o the_o lord_n speak_v thus_o what_o have_v thou_o to_o do_v 50.21_o ps_n 50.21_o since_o thou_o have_v cast_v my_o covenant_n behind_o thy_o back_n and_o hate_v to_o be_v reform_v there_o be_v no_o hope_n that_o ever_o such_o shall_v obtain_v any_o thing_n at_o god_n hand_n that_o be_v not_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n let_v a_o wicked_a wretch_n come_v to_o god_n in_o prayer_n to_o ask_v for_o any_o mercy_n or_o blessing_n at_o god_n hand_n either_o for_o himself_o or_o for_o the_o church_n he_o do_v but_o